1 922-23 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 75 



able to camp on the lake that evening. On Thursday, July 5th, we moved 

 down Sturgeon Lake and after cacheing the bulk of our supplies at the outlet, 

 made two portages down the Sturgeon River and camped at a point from which 

 we could run the first six miles of our line. We commenced cutting line on 

 July 6th, finished on August the 28th, and arrived back in Sault Ste. Marie 

 on September 3rd. 



Our place of beginning was the 120th mile post on O.L.S. Niven's boundary 

 between the Districts of Thunder Bay and Rainy River. We then ran east 

 astronomically on six mile cords, a distance of approximately 78 miles to the 

 westerly boundary of the Nipigon Forest Reserve. Our posts were numbered 

 from 1 to 35 m. 33 c. 78 1., 1 to 24 m. and 1 to 17 m. 45 c. 75 1. respectively. 

 From our 24 mile post which is 59 m. 33 c. 78 1. east of Niven's line, we ran 

 north astronomically to the C. G. Ry., a distance of approximately 13 miles, 

 63 chains, 23 links and south astronomically a distance of 12 miles. This 

 completed our work. These latter two lines were run north and south when 

 we arrived at their starting point on our base line. Seventeen per cent, of the 

 territory traversed by our line was water. 



The party consisted of twenty- two in all, made up as follows: 



1 Surveyor. 



1 Assistant. 



2 Chainmen, 

 1 Cook. 



1 Cookee. 



5 Axemen. 



6 Packers on line. 



4 Packers with the freighting canoes. 

 1 Geologist attached to party. 



This distribution was maintained throughout the whole course of the 

 survey. 



Soil 



There are no areas in the country traversed suitable for agriculture. The 

 covering is uniformly gravel, sand and boulders. 



Geology 



Inasmuch as a geologist was attached to the party, I did not pay particular 

 attention to rock out-croppings. We did not encounter any valuable minerals. 



Timber 



With the exception of the country west of Sturgeon Lake, through which 

 the first nine miles of our line passes, the entire area traversed was poorly timbered. 

 Fires have run through it all at various times and only a pocket here and there 

 has escaped. In some cases second growth timber has attained a diameter of 

 eight inches, but the majority of it is still very small. The growth throughout 

 is a mixed bush of spruce, balsam, poplar, banksian pine, and white birch. 



Water Powers 

 There are no water powers worthy of note. 



